Engine Build

All of our engine building and measuring is carried out in a temperature controlled clean room. This ensures our builds are right first time.

A comprehensive build sheet is filled out with every engine build, recorded with Performance Trends Engine Logbook Pro Software.

Clean room for engine building with all the measuring and checking tools. Blue Vauxhall X16XE block built up in the foreground and some edelbrock small block ford v8 heads on the bench.
Racking with a range of Snap-on torque wrenches and a straight edge.
Artistic shot of tools and piston fitting rings
looking down the bore of a Vauxhall Z20LEH lookingg at the crown of the piston
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 engine built up with the cam timing all set up
BMW S54 block on the engine stand in the foreground with two Vauxhall Z20LEH and a Mitsubishi 4G63 block in the background.
BMW S54 block on the engine stand in the foreground with two Vauxhall Z20LEH and a Mitsubishi 4G63 block in the background.
Rod and piston assemblies all laid out ready for building.
Checking the Small end bushes for clearance.
Measuring the rod bearings fitted to the rod to check the running clearance.
Fitting the Mahle Motorsport pistons to the SP Components conrod for a BMW S54 Engine.
Freshly Machined exhaust manifold face with new studs.
Close up on the Vernier cam timing pulleys for the Mitsubishi 4G63.
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 engine built up with the cam timing all set up
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 engine built up with the cam timing all set up
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 engine built up without the cams fitted.
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 block built up awaiting the cylinder head.
Close up of the underneath of a Mitsubishi block showing the crank and rods fitted with ARP main studs and con rod bolts.
Subaru EJ20 block half ready for the crank to be fitted.
Measuring the camshaft buckets.
Vauxhall 2.0 eco-tec engine all built up.
The gauge is touching the end of the crank to measure the end float of the crankshaft
The cornod is clamped in the rod vice to make fitting the pistons easier.
Showing the ARP stretch gauge with five and a half thousands of a inch stretch.
Finding top dead centre using a dial test indicator.
Measuring bearing thickness.
Showing engine bearings with the build sheet and measurements.
BMW S54 block with crank, rods and pistons fitted.
Setting the rings square for end clearance measurements
Wossner Pistons fitted to rods.
Wossner Pistons and forged rod kit ready for fitting.
Subaru EJ20 short motor built up after being machined for a closed deck insert.
Rods, Pistons and Rings ready to assemble.
ARP stretch gauge showing the con rod bolt stretch to be a fraction under 6 thousands of a inch.
Clean room for engine building with all the measuring and checking tools. Blue Vauxhall X16XE block built up in the foreground and some edelbrock small block ford v8 heads on the bench.
Racking with a range of Snap-on torque wrenches and a straight edge.
Artistic shot of tools and piston fitting rings
looking down the bore of a Vauxhall Z20LEH lookingg at the crown of the piston
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 engine built up with the cam timing all set up
BMW S54 block on the engine stand in the foreground with two Vauxhall Z20LEH and a Mitsubishi 4G63 block in the background.
BMW S54 block on the engine stand in the foreground with two Vauxhall Z20LEH and a Mitsubishi 4G63 block in the background.
Rod and piston assemblies all laid out ready for building.
Checking the Small end bushes for clearance.
Measuring the rod bearings fitted to the rod to check the running clearance.
Fitting the Mahle Motorsport pistons to the SP Components conrod for a BMW S54 Engine.
Freshly Machined exhaust manifold face with new studs.
Close up on the Vernier cam timing pulleys for the Mitsubishi 4G63.
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 engine built up with the cam timing all set up
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 engine built up with the cam timing all set up
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 engine built up without the cams fitted.
Mitsubishi Evolution 4G63 block built up awaiting the cylinder head.
Close up of the underneath of a Mitsubishi block showing the crank and rods fitted with ARP main studs and con rod bolts.
Subaru EJ20 block half ready for the crank to be fitted.
Measuring the camshaft buckets.
Vauxhall 2.0 eco-tec engine all built up.
The gauge is touching the end of the crank to measure the end float of the crankshaft
The cornod is clamped in the rod vice to make fitting the pistons easier.
Showing the ARP stretch gauge with five and a half thousands of a inch stretch.
Finding top dead centre using a dial test indicator.
Measuring bearing thickness.
Showing engine bearings with the build sheet and measurements.
BMW S54 block with crank, rods and pistons fitted.
Setting the rings square for end clearance measurements
Wossner Pistons fitted to rods.
Wossner Pistons and forged rod kit ready for fitting.
Subaru EJ20 short motor built up after being machined for a closed deck insert.
Rods, Pistons and Rings ready to assemble.
ARP stretch gauge showing the con rod bolt stretch to be a fraction under 6 thousands of a inch.